Why is there zombie threat on the Space Needle?

“Hello Seattle, We are about to launch an all-out attack on your city. Sincerely, the Zombies.”

Is this how the zombie war begins? But I thought they couldn’t think at a higher level? I guess we’ll just have to regroup and …

Anyway, of course, the latest Space Needle stunt is a PR effort by the local gaming company PopCap Games. They are promoting their latest game “Plants vs. Zombies 2: It’s About Time.”

If this all looks too familiar, it’s because we’ve seen giant figures from the gaming world on the Needle before. Here’s a look at what happened when an Angry Bird tried to sling itself up the Space Needle last year (a PR event to promote the Angry Birds Space game):